Policy papers and consultations

The UK Space Agency works to ensure that its investment in space benefits the UK. The North Star Metric measures the total value of investment and income the Agency helps the UK space sector to raise.

• From: UK Space Agency
• Updated: 3 May 2024

• The North Star Metric: Investment outcomes from UK Space Agency funding - HTML

  About us know. /nəʊ/v. to understand clearly and with certainty know.space…

A joint civil-defence plan, establishing clear visions, missions, and actions to unlock growth and develop resilient space capabilities in the UK.

• From: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and 1 others
• Updated: 7 March 2024

• Space Industrial Plan: from ambition to action - advancing UK space industry

  Ministerial foreword Andrew Griffith MP, Minister of State (Minister for…

• Space Industrial Plan: highly assured technical areas (Annex A)

  Capability areas satellite communication technology space domain awareness…

A government consultation on a range of issues relating to orbital liabilities and insurance, in response to the June 2022 call for evidence.

• From: UK Space Agency
• Updated: 5 March 2024

• Consultation on Orbital Liabilities, Insurance, Charging and Space Sustainability

  Consultation on Orbital Liabilities, Insurance, Charging and Space…

• Annex C – Presentation to UN COPUOS on enabling multi-state active debris removal and in-orbit servicing missions

  Slide 1: Front plate: Enabling multi-state active debris removal and in…

A report into space skills across UK businesses, government and academia.

• From: UK Space Agency
• Updated: 13 September 2023

This policy paper sets out how the government is delivering on the ambitions set out in the National Space Strategy and summarises our achievements so far.

• From: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and 1 others
• Updated: 19 July 2023

The UK Space Agency commissioned The Aerospace Corporation UK Ltd to evaluate the SABRE Programme grant. This report presents the findings of that evaluation.

• From: UK Space Agency
• Updated: 11 January 2023

An executive summary of a Technopolis report on UK investment in the European Space Agency.

• From: UK Space Agency
• Updated: 7 November 2022

A call for evidence seeking views on orbital liability limits and alternatives to traditional third-party liability insurance.

• From: UK Space Agency
• Updated: 23 June 2022

This strategy sets out the government’s ambitions for the UK in space, bringing together civil and defence policy for the first time.

• From: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and 3 others
• Updated: 1 February 2022

The UK government’s strategy to increase our preparedness and resilience to a severe space weather event.

• From: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and 1 others
• Updated: 27 September 2021

An evaluation of the funding programme portfolio against delivering support for growth of the space sector.

• From: UK Space Agency
• Updated: 13 November 2014